Unterm Birnbaum
Genres
Overview
Abel Hradscheck, the owner of an inn in the Oderbruch country, faces financial ruin. For this state of affairs, Ursula, his wife and former actress, is by no means free of blame. She is a "newcomer" to the area and even after eleven years in the area, still a "stranger". A Cracow company announces that a money-collector is on his way to the innkeeper. Mr. Szulski arrives and the debts are settled - with money supposedly stemming from an inheritance. The next day, Szulski departs but according to the maid and the stable-boy, behaves in a very strange manner. Soon afterwards, his carriage is discovered in the Oder River, but there is no trace of the drowned man. Hradscheck's neighbor starts casting suspicion on the innkeeper. The Counselor of Justice, who heads the investigations has the spot under the pear tree dug out. A dead body is exhumed...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1973-11-16
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
5
Angelica Domröse
Ursula Hradschek
Erik S. Klein
Abel Hradschek
Agnes Kraus
Mutter Jeschken
Norbert Christian
Pfarrer Eccelius
Manfred Karge
Bauer Kunicke
Günter Junghans
Bauer Mietzel
Gert Gütschow
Müller Quass
Heinz Scholz
Dorfschulze Woytasch
Hannjo Hasse
Justizrat Vowinkel
Jürgen Frohriep
Gendarm Geelhaar
Peter Aust
Georg
Karla Runkehl
Male
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Jakob
Matthias Günther
Ede
Angelika Waller
Frau Mietzel
Hildegard Alex
Ilona Brömmer-Weiß
Jutta Wachowiak
Wolfgang Greese
Leon Niemczyk
Peter Kalisch
Michael Gerber
Kurt Radeke
Karl Maschwitz
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